Jeong Yeo-rip (Korean: 정여립; Hanja: 鄭汝立; 1546–1589) was a Korean politician of the Joseon period. His art name was Jukdo, and his courtesy name was Inbaek.
| Jeong Yeo-rip 정여립 鄭汝立 | |
| Hangul | 정여립 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 鄭汝立 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Yeorip |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Yŏrip |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 죽도 |
| Hanja | 竹島 |
| Revised Romanization | Jukdo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chukto |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 인백 |
| Hanja | 仁伯 |
| Revised Romanization | Inbaek |
| McCune–Reischauer | Inbaek |
Jeong was born in 1546 to a yangban (noble) family in Jeonju-bu, North Jeolla Province. When he was young, he was a disciple of Yi Yi and Seong Hon. In 1567 he achieved the rank of Jinshi, and in 1570 he achieved the rank of Bunka, in 1583 the rank of Reiso Sarō, and in the following year he was promoted to Shusen.
Politically, he was initially a Westerner, but later joined the Eastern faction. He was heavily attacked by the Westerners for criticizing his former teacher Yi Yi. His criticisms caused the displeasure of King Seonjo, who compared him to Xing Shu (邢恕) of the Song Dynasty who was widely believed to have betrayed his teacher, Cheng Hao.[1]
Following this, he resigned from the government and returned to his hometown, Jeonju, where he conducted academic research and formed an armed organization, Daedonggye (대동계; 大同契), to oppose Japanese pirates. The Daedonggye met monthly and trained in archery and other forms of combat. In 1587, the Daedonggye was powerful enough to defeat a group of pirates when the Jeonju magistrate's governmental army could not.[2][3] The Westerners claimed that the formation of Daedonggye was a plot against the king and a rebellion, while the Easterners countered, accusing the Westerners of slander. In 1589, as a result of the reported rebellion, he fled to Jukdo Island, and committing suicide when government forces closed in on him.[4]
See also
editPopular culture
edit- Portrayed by Ahn Nae-sang in the 2004–2005 KBS1 TV series Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin.
- Portrayed by Choi Cheol-ho in the 2014 KBS2 TV series The King's Face.
References
edit- ^ 모반사건, 무옥(誣獄)인가 역모(逆謀)인가 [Jeong Yeo -rip Conspiracy Case, Imprisonment or Treason?]. contents.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Korean Encyber-대동계" (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ 鄭汝立 [Jeong Yeo-rip] (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ 김, 용덕, 정여립 (鄭汝立), Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2024-10-12
- Jeong Yeo-rip (in Korean)
- 정여립의 난-역모인가 조작인가 KBS 역사스페셜 2002년 5월 25일자 방송분 (in Korean)
- EBS 수능방송 파문 '정여립' 모반인가 음해인가:무려 1천여명 황천길…역모 결정적 근거 제시 못해 브레이크뉴스 2004년 8월 31일자 뉴스 (in Korean)
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